Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-08-18
NORTHWESTERN NEWS.
IOWA.

IOWA.
-Sperry's new church is completed.
Boone is agitating the question Of
water works.
Gov. Larrabee made an inspection of
the orphan asylum at Davenport.
Vail comes 10 the front with conn
stalk fourteen aud half feet high.
"A crazy woman, named Betz, burned
her husbands barn at Stone City.
Burglars are doing work very unpleas-
ont to the citizens of Plensantyille.
The house of r. B. Page, Of Badger,
was totally destroyed by lightning.
Over hundred new buildings nre in
process of construction at Cedar Rapids.
Henry Benniger has been arrested for
completely in the Stone City postoflice OBJ
berry.
The Norwegian church at Calmar,
near Dacorah, was struck by lightning and
destroyed.
The Methodist camp meeting at Oskn-
loosa was opened by President Trueblood,
of Penn College.
Sophia Kolohner, of Cone, suicided
by drowning in Cone lake. Ill health is
assigned rs the reason.
Fred Muenzenmeier was drowned in
the river while bathing. 1t is supposed
he was seized with cramps.
Fourteen thousand dollars Of the $780,
600 desired, has been raised for the Y. M.
G. A. builing at Cedar Rapids.
Burglars stole $40 in silver from the
ticket office of the Burlington, Cedar Rap
ids and Northern at Cedar Rapids.
Henry Dalmont, of Davenport, was
run over by the cars and shockingly man
gled. His condition is very critical.
Among the patents granted Iowa citi-
zens during July is one to Al. Cowman,
of Monroe, for patent potato digger.
Council Bluffs is mad because Mrs.
Langtry appeared as "Galatea" in n
Mother Hubbard, when the thermometer
was 103.
Davenport had mad dog scare. For
while the dog held absolute sway in the
streets, but at last cold lead checked his
mad career.
The First Baptist church of Des
Moines will secure the services of Rev. DR..
Stetson, one of Indianas most popular
clergymen.
Tho new government building at Coun-
ell Bluffs IS enclosed except the windows.
Up to July 81, $13S,3S5.1O had been ex-
pended upon it.
"A farmer near Dubuque lost his grain
stacks, thresher and separator by fire. 1t
occurred while hc was at dinner, and the
origin is q mystery.
"A young fellow named Townsend, who
has brother in the penitentiary, was ar
rested a. Shenandoah for firing revolver
at another young man.
-Centerville is putting down q $4,000
artesian well, and building street car
line from the South Centelville depot to
the main part of the city.
"A man who has been the inmate Of q
poor-house for several years died at Coun-
Gil Bluffs, and upon searching his clothes
$103 were found in them.
Miss Agnes Ramsdale, who left her
mothers home at Keokuk, is supposed to
have married Chicago agent at Center
vile, or is travelling with him.
Mrs. Rathburn, of Dan bury, sustained
severe injuries by her horse running away.
Her right collar bone was broken, and she
was badly bruised about the shoulders.
Gov. Larrabee has received petition
from one of the north central counties,
praying that dams along the streams be op-
ened and allow the water to run free dur
ing the drouth.
"A woman at Burlington has become in
sane from the effects of undue religious
excitement. She had been attending a
meeting of the evangelists and ran scream
ing through the streets.
Father Wishard, Methodist minister
81 years old, was one of the speakers at
the Davis City camp meeting. He was one
of the elders who assisted in tho ordna-
ton of Bishop Foss, to the ministry, and
is still a very effective speaker.
There is talk Of the header works be-
ing removed from Grinnell on account of
the Interstate law. The proprietors claim
to have lost IS 900 in the last year on ac-
count of it. Chicago is limited at as the
place looked to for locating.
The secretary of the State board OF
health has received notice from the secre-
tary of the Minnesota board stating that
cases of glanders which were trying to
evade local authorities at Ellsworth, Mimi,
had moved into Northern Iowa.